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    Show Me the Chocolate

    Editor’s Note: This guest blog is by J.K.O’Hanlon and features content from her newest book, “12 Happy Hours,” available on Amazon and wherever books are sold in soft-cover and eBook formats.  It features drink and food recipes with monthly themes and entertaining tips for casual, stress-free parties. O’Hanlon, a former corporate attorney, gets her ideas and inspiration from years of hosting cocktail gatherings in her suburban Kansas home; so many, in fact, that she has … Read more

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    My Valentine

    Ingredients:
    1 1/2 oz Godiva Chocolate Infused Vodka
    1/4 oz ginger liqueur
    1/4 oz fresh orange juice
    Topped with sparkling wine
    2 fresh mint sprigs
     
    Directions:
    Combine Godiva Chocolate Infused Vodka, ginger liqueur and a sprig of fresh mint to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain over ice into a champagne flute. Top with sparkling wine and garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.
     

    Yield:
    1 drink

    Created by Beate Kiser,  … Read more

  • Godiva Chocolate Vodka Review

    We received a bottle of Godiva Chocolate Vodka just in time for winter and the holidays! I don’t know what it is, but I love having a chocolate martini at the office holiday party. There is something festive, decadent and delicious about combining Vodka and chocolate (and in some cases, cream and Baileys too).

    The great thing about the Godiva Chocolate Vodka is that the chocolate and the Vodka come combined. This means that making … Read more

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    Chocolate-Coconut Rum

    Dark chocolate and coconut are an amazing combination. You can bring those flavors to your cocktails with this simple infusion. The bitter cacao nibs in this recipe bring the tantalizing chocolate aroma without adding more sweetness. The coconut rum brings in a hint of sweetness and tempers the intensity of the cacao.

    You can use this as the base for a Manhattan-style drink made with sweet vermouth and orange bitters, or along with some vodka … Read more

  • Kentucky Pecan Chocolate Pie

    It’s almost Kentucky Derby time! If you’re looking for a traditional Southern treat to serve along with Mint Juleps on Derby Day, look no further than Kentucky Pecan Chocolate Pie. It’s chocolatey with a touch of bourbon. Whether your horse wins or loses, you’ll still have pie. Delicious, sweet pie.

    Ingredients
      ½ cup flour 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter, melted 2 eggs, beaten 3 tbs bourbon  1 cup chopped pecans 11 oz semi-sweet chocolate
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  • Beer and Pretzel Marshmallows

    What’s better than kicking back with some beer and pretzels? Why, adding some chocolate and marshmallow to the mix, of course! Beer and pretzel marshmallows are a brilliant creation.

    Confectioner Truffle Truffle makes beer marshmallows (I didn’t know there was such a thing), dips them in chocolate and tops them off with a beer and pretzel brittle. Sweet, salty, crunchy, chewy … with beer. Though they were created for the Super Bowl, I don’t think … Read more

  • Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

    Chocolate-covered strawberries are the perfect romantic treat for Valentine’s Day. They pair well with Champagne and sparkling wine. They look pretty on the plate. However, they are actually inexpensive and easy to make.

    When pairing this with champagne, you can’t go wrong. But if you’re looking for a nuanced pairing, keep in mind that you want the Champagne or sparkling wine to be as sweet as the chocolate. “Brut” has the least sugar, which would … Read more

  • Chocolate Chile Bohemia Ice Cream

    Ingredients

    1 large pasilla negro chile, stemmed, seeded, deveined
    1 1/3 cups half-and-half
    2 ounces Mexican chocolate, chopped into small pieces
    3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped into ¼-inch pieces
    4 egg yolks
    ½ cup sugar
    1 1/3 cups heavy (whipping) cream
    1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla, preferably Mexican
    ¼ cup Bohemia beer

    Instructions

    In a small skillet heated over medium, toast the chile, pressing it flat against the skillet with a metal spatula until it … Read more

  • Oatmeal Stout And Heath Bar Ice Cream

    What an amazing idea! “A Good Appetite” came up with this tasty-sounding recipe for Oatmeal Stout and Heath Bar Ice Cream.

    I’ll have to try to make this one myself.

    The ice cream base has a slight bitter flavor but also a bit of a toffee flavor from the stout. The sweetness of the Heath bar is a good foil to that bitterness while the toffee in it helps bring out more of that toffee

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  • Whiskey Brownies

    This boozy brownie recipe mixes a creamy chocolatey topping with the bite of whiskey for a dessert that I just can’t stop eating!

    You can, of course, make it without the whiskey — but why would you want to?

    Whiskey Brownies Ingredients

    ¾ cup flour
    ½ tsp baking soda
    ½ tsp salt
    ½ cup sugar
    1/3 cup shortening
    2 tbs. water
    2 eggs
    1 (6 oz) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
    1 tsp vanilla
    ½ cup … Read more